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Origin and Evolution of Near Earth Asteroids

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

A. Morbidelli*
Affiliation:
CNRS, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, B.P. 4229, 06304 Nice Cedex 4, France

Abstract

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The present paper reviews our current understanding of the origin and evolution of NEAs, at the light of the results of recent quantitative numerical simulations that have revolutioned the previously accepted scenario.

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Copyright © Kluwer 1999

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